hornet3d posted at 10:25 PM Mon, 15 November 2021 - #4430608

hborre posted at 10:20 PM Mon, 15 November 2021 - #4430607

It is unfortunate that such a feature doesn't exist in preview.  The next best solution is to use the Raytrace Preview window to give you an idea of what the background scene will look like instead of using the render engine.  I usually have that window available in the material room when fine-tuning adjustments.

As you say the Raytrace Preview window is a help and I also did a few low sample renders when I was getting close but it does mean that the process is more difficult than using a dome for lighting.  Just not sure at the moment if the extra work when lighting from the background gives me anything better than a dome.

Hey!
In my opinion, it's worth the effort. My renderings with a dome were always very noisy. Even if you can mitigate this with the Intel denoiser, the details get lost, especially with skin textures. So the only way out is to use extremely high values for the pixel samples. I am not a very patient person and hate to wait. So the background is the ideal solution for me.

Greetings